2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in New Jersey

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #16 out of 37 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for legal professions students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 115 master's degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Legal Professions Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for legal professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions in New Jersey

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Professions Students Working on Their Master's

1

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

104 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Seton Hall University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in legal professions from Seton Hall University

2

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Montclair State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in legal professions from Montclair State University

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	34	444
New York	33	1,426
Maryland	31	143
District of Columbia	31	914

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	92
Legal Professions (Other)	23

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	1,471
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	145
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	79

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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